Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has called for passports and Aadhaar cards to be recognised as conclusive proof of Indian citizenship following the MEA’s clarification on passports. (PTI/File) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday called for a legislative overhaul to make passports and Aadhaar cards conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, saying the Centre’s recent…
Nihang Sikhs interact with officials and a delegation from Punjab after ending their standoff at Nagrasu Gurudwara, in Rudraprayag. Five Nihangs, who had remained stationed on the roof of the gurdwara since Saturday, relented after talks with a delegation of Nihangs from Punjab and local authorities. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: A standoff between a group…
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta directs district administration to inspect Shalimar Bagh’s Fortis Hospital (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will initiate action against Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh after a district administration inquiry found multiple alleged ‘irregularities’, including alleged lapses in patient care, an official statement said on Thursday.In a statement, Fortis Hospital…
In a complaint emailed to the NCW chairperson in New Delhi, Waghmare sought the immediate registration of a criminal case against Raut NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Jyoti Waghmare has approached the National Commission for Women (NCW) against Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, accusing him of repeatedly using abusive language,…
Photo credit: X/ @FitRaheIndia New Delhi: Minor procedural lapses by hospitals and clinics will now attract administrative penalties instead of criminal fines under amendments to the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 notified by the Union health ministry, as the Centre pushes ahead with its Jan Vishwas reforms to promote trust-based regulation.The amendments, notified…
Photo credit: Medicaldialogues.in New Delhi: Fertility clinics and sperm banks that are not registered under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Surrogacy Acts will no longer be allowed to procure key laboratory materials used in IVF procedures, with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) directing that such products be supplied only to registered centres.The…
Raut claimed that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray had donated Rs 1 crore along with the silver brick during the temple construction process NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday questioned the alleged disappearance of a 4-kg silver brick donated by the party for the construction of the Ram Mandir in…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay joins thousands during the ‘Start Run, Stop Drugs’ anti-drug awareness run at Chennai’s Marina Beach on the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. (Photo: X/@CMOTamilnadu) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday flagged off the “Start Run, Stop Drugs” anti-drug awareness run…
New Delhi: Buried under the heap of comments regarding Wednesday’s clarification by MEA officials that a passport is not proof of Indian citizenship lies the fact that the statement was merely a reiteration of what has been followed by the authorities over last several decades. Official sources said as much on Thursday. “It was not…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Thursday led NDA’s attack on Congress on the Emergency’s 51st anniversary, slamming the measure as an assault on the Constitution and emphasising his govt’s commitment to constitutional values.Several other members of the BJP-led governing alliance contrasted the irony of Congress championing the cause of Constitution while accusing govt of undermining…